A man has been charged with defrauding a land buyer in Garissa Sh 12 million.
Abdi Yussuf Mohamed is accused of obtaining the money from Satho Umalkher Adan by falsely pretending that he was in a position to sell to her a parcel of land namely Garissa Municipality Block 1/168, a fact he knew to be false.
Mohamed is alleged to have committed the offense on diverse dates between 29th June and 22nd November 2023 at unknown place within Nairobi County, jointly with others not before court and with intent to defraud.
He denied the charges before Senior Principal Magistrate Ben-Mark Ekhubi and was granted a bond of Sh 5 million plus one surety of a similar amount.
Alternatively, he can deposit a cash bail of Sh 1.5 million and provide two contact persons to secure his release.
The case will be mentioned on 29th April 2025.
